Overview
- Emergency services responded to reports of a man in the water at Barmouth Beach shortly after 3pm on Bank Holiday Monday, May 25, and a 34-year-old man was later pronounced dead.
- North Wales Police opened a murder investigation and named Detective Superintendent Chris Bell as the senior investigating officer leading inquiries.
- A 24-year-old man from the Birmingham area was arrested on suspicion of murder and has since been released on bail while he helps police with their enquiries.
- Officers are asking anyone who was on the beach between 2pm and 4pm to upload photos or videos to the force’s major incident portal because images could be crucial to reconstructing events.
- The victim’s family and the coroner have been informed, specialist officers are supporting the family, and police say they are not seeking other suspects while maintaining an increased local presence for public reassurance.